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Jeffrey Sprecher was a power plant developer who spotted a need for a seamless market in natural gas used to fuel power stations. [2] In the late 1990s, Sprecher acquired Continental Power Exchange, Inc. with the objective of developing an Internet-based platform to provide a more transparent and efficient market structure for over-the-counter energy commodity trading.
ICES Insight is an annual publication that offers more in-depth articles exploring subjects that feature prominently in ICES work. ICES Annual Reports recap ICES annual activities and scientific network. ICES Inside Out is a regularly appearing electronic newsletter that updates subscribers on the activities of ICES and its secretariat.
Ice used to be chipped off natural sources like glaciers, but that changed with the advent of machines able to mass-produce for bars and restaurants, or to manufacture the bags of cubes that lurk ...
[6] [20] [28] This will allow the PSCs to break ice with a thickness between 6 and 8 feet (1.8 and 2.4 m). [4] Designed according to the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships , the PSCs will be strengthened to Polar Class 2 which is intended for vessels operating year-round in ...
The U.S. Shipping Act, was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on March 20, 1984. [1] [2] The purpose of the Act was to: (1) establish a nondiscriminatory regulatory process for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States with a minimum of government intervention and regulatory costs; (2) provide an efficient and economic transportation system in ...
Two-thirds of the Arctic seas remain ice-free in summer, which is why ships have more route options. In August 2017, the first ship traversed the Northern Sea Route without the use of icebreakers. [17] According to the New York Times, this foreshadows more shipping through the Arctic, as the sea ice melts and makes shipping easier. [17]
Ice navigation occurs wherever a waterborne vessel transits through sea ice.One of the more common regions for ice navigation is the Baltic Sea, where vessels visiting the Baltic States will make their way through first year ice in the winter months, often with an icebreaker, or with ice reports, charts and data provided by meteorological offices.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people are in the the country illegally ...